Chhath Puja
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Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chhath Puja canonical | 17 |
| Chhath | 3 |
| comes after Govardhan Puja in many regions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T502458 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chhath Puja Context triple: [Northern India, hasMajorFestival, Chhath Puja]
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A.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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B.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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C.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
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D.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chhath Puja Target entity description: Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern India.
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A.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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B.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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C.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
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D.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chhath Puja
ⓘ
surface form:
Chhath
Surya Shashti ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sun worship
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ prosperity ⓘ well-being of family ⓘ |
| believedBenefit |
fulfilment of wishes
ⓘ
health and longevity of children ⓘ prosperity of family ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important festival of Bihar
ⓘ
important festival of eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ symbol of regional identity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Chhathi Maiya
ⓘ
Surya ⓘ |
| duration | 4 days ⓘ |
| fastingDuration | about 36 hours without food and water ⓘ |
| fastingType | nirjala fast ⓘ |
| firstDayName | Nahay Khay ⓘ |
| fourthDayName | Usha Arghya ⓘ |
| genderRole | often led by women ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Chhathi Maiya
ⓘ
Surya ⓘ
surface form:
Sun God
|
| majorLocation |
Yamuna ghats
ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi Yamuna ghats
Ganga river ghats ⓘ Patna ⓘ Varanasi ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ |
| observanceFeatures |
abstinence from alcohol and meat
ⓘ
strict ritual discipline ⓘ use of eco-friendly offerings ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Awadhi people
ⓘ
Bhojpuri people ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Madhesi people ⓘ Magahi people ⓘ Maithil people ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ India ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| performedAt |
lakes
ⓘ
ponds ⓘ rivers ⓘ water bodies ⓘ |
| prasadItem |
kheer
ⓘ
seasonal fruits ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ thekua ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ some regions of Nepal ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
fasting
ⓘ
holy bathing ⓘ offering arghya to the Sun ⓘ prasad preparation ⓘ purity and cleanliness rules ⓘ standing in water ⓘ sunrise worship ⓘ sunset worship ⓘ vrat (vow) ⓘ |
| secondDayName | Kharna ⓘ |
| thirdDayName | Sandhya Arghya ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Kartika month
ⓘ
October–November ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chhath Puja Description of subject: Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern India.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern India
subject surface form:
Eastern India
this entity surface form:
comes after Govardhan Puja in many regions
this entity surface form:
Chhath
subject surface form:
Surya
this entity surface form:
Chhath
this entity surface form:
Chhath